Wichita eagle., 1887-06-19

duty they owe to the state of Kansas. As
matter of self preservation they should
assist us to the end that we might have
more property to be taxed for their regular
biennial appropriation; but with pauper
cities as with individual paupers, they hate
independence and thrift because it is a
standing menace to their mendicancy.
Wichita and the Southwest stand as one.
and though the mill of the gods grind
slowly, as sure as fate the day is not far
distant when the southwestern empire Com
posed of all that territory south and west OF
Emporia) will be Kansas and Wichita will
be its capital, in everything but matters OF
biennial appropriations" This legisla-
ton will be left to the immediate territory
that realizes the necessities of its people.
AS the southwest, not being a legislative
pauper, could not sympathize with the de-
mands of paupers.
To the people of the eastern states who
have credited the wilful and deliberate lie
circulated by their home papers, as well as
the sycaphants of the Kansas City Times,
''in Kansas we have only to say. that we
court, and invite personal investigation.
That we are the city of Kansas, that we
count our incorporate limits, and do not al
ways say and suburbs, as certain annual
approportion town does That we are big
ger by 10000 that we were one year ago.
That we are building more buildings in
Wichita than any other three cities In the
state That we have the best railroad IA
cilities in the state, that We have not an
empty business house or dwelling in the
city That we have more miles OF street
car facilities paying larger dividends than
any two cities in Kansas. That we are
in the wealthiest county in Kansas. That
city property is frmer and higher than it
has ever been in the history of the city.
That our best property is owned and held
by men who antedate the "grasshopper
year in Kansas. That the biggest sale OF a
single piece of property was bought by a
man who worked at the carpenter trade in
Wichita in 1878. And all Wichita rejoices
at his success. That Wichita's street car
line was sold to Wichita men for $4,000
600 cash. That the line is good invest
ment and not one dollar of the stock is fol
sale. That no stranger who used common
sense has ever lost cent in Wichita,
that citizens of Topeka, the capital of the
state, prefer to advertise their property fol
sale in the Wichita EAGLE, rather than the
papers published at the state capital; that
Wichita is more prosperous than ever be
fore, and only needs to be seen to convince
any one of this fact; that there were more
car loads of freight loaded and unloadcd in
Wichita from January 1st, 1887, to june
10th, 1887, than in any other city in Kan
sas; that within one year there will b
81 900, 900 invested in colleges in Wichits
the money and property has been sub
scribed with which to do it, and there is ne
biennial appropriation" in it; that if al
the property in Wichita was to depreciatt
fifty per cent, it would yet be the wealthies
point in Kansas; that the faith of the mer
who built Wichita, in her future is such
that you can't buy their property at ten pei
cent, or even twenty per cent above the
market.
Lastly, yet not least, I desire to say tt
people in eastern states who have con
templated Wichita, that it stands today
"Like the baited Ion,"
"With all her hopes reposing on herself"
Surrounded by her hunters-their toll.
and NANCY curs,'
"Still firm and fearless, ever facing
danger"
JOSEPH JOE.